Pumping limited resources into a project that is predominantly meant to extend dirty coal energy in South Africa is not what local communities and the climate needs.
On 31 July 2020, the Mail & Guardian published an article with the headline “Eskom cancels dodgy R100m tender”. The headline was false and no contract was ever cancelled between Eskom and IDS Africa as no tender was awarded for the maintenance of boiler tubes at Medupi Power Station. IDS Africa was not found guilty […]
Before Big Coal, Lephalale was a small town with little water and few jobs. Two power plants have changed it
Technology has the potential to solve many of the country’s social problems such as electricity production and the eradication of pit latrines
The environment department has lost patience with Eskom’s defiance of air pollution regulations
COMMENT If you’re a global mining giant, you want out of coal quick sticks for the simple reason that the major investment funds will no longer put their money into fossil fuels, especially coal. Global funds have announced that their collective $11-trillion under management will no longer fund investments that contribute to the climate catastrophe […]
It was never in the public interest to incur a debt of $3.75-billion to build coal-burning Medupi
A Greenpeace report outlines ways Eskom can adopt green technology and save itself financially
The Northern Works sewage plant could generate 4.2MW of power but is operating at 20% capacity
"One of the questions that I hear being asked most often, is: ‘Will I still have a job in this turnaround of Eskom?’," the memo from Hadebe read
The power plants have come in over budget and way behind schedule
Construction on the issue-ridden Medupi and Kusile power stations, which began in 2007 and 2008, will go ahead
The power utility is facing a myriad of problems, warning it cannot rule out the continued possibility of load-shedding for the coming 6-12 months
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan had been forced to give up his plan to import technical assistance for Eskom from Rome
Eskom put its future into just two megaplants, a handful of contractors and a single energy coal which some of our banks will no longer finance.
Run your home like a country and you’ll soon learn how to hold the government accountable
Despite admitting that pollutants from its plants are killing people, a cash-strapped Eskom says it cannot afford to comply with environmental laws
While Eskom goes from one controversy to the next, the dissatisfaction of its workforce poses a real danger to Eskom’s ability to keep the lights on
We’re driving the collapse of our planet at an unprecedented scale, threatening human society. And little is being done about it
A perfect storm of factors has left Eskom operating on the edge and South Africans facing more power cuts in the coming weeks
But the board remains ‘uncomfortable’ with the stability of the power system
Over the course of three weeks, Nersa will hold hearings on what the debt-laden power utility
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan told media on Thursday Christmas leave for senior management has been cancelled
Its financial and operational problems are hurting not only big users and consumers but also its own position
Two new reports show just how little countries are doing about climate change, and our own failings are laid bare
They are more vulnerable than adults and the effect for their wellbeing is life-long
Pressing ahead with coal and nuclear power generation projects has come at a huge and unsustainable cost – to both Eskom and the country
Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson and Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown have done little to pull Eskom into line.
The hidden costs of nuclear power and disingenuous claims made by the industry regulator cloud clarity about SA’s energy needs.
Hitachi has reportedly reached a settlement with US authorities to quash a corruption case related to dealings with ANC-front Chancellor House.
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The awarding of contracts to build SA’s nuclear plants is nearing. Who will pay for the big project?
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Numsa says its members still have to vote on Eskom’s offer that they return to work, but the NUM says they have already accepted the deal.